The Big Picture As Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga finally hits theaters this week after nearly a decade of wait, it also makes history as the first Mad Max movie not to feature Max Rockatansky as the lead. Instead, George Millershifts the focus to Imperator Furiosa, now played by Anya Taylor-Joy after Charlize Theron immortalized the character in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Release Date May 24, 2024 Director George Miller Cast Anya Taylor-Joy , Chris Hemsworth , Tom Burke , Alyla Browne , Nathan Jones , Angus Sampson , Daniel Webber , Lachy Hulme Main Genre Adventure Writers George Miller , Nick Lathouris Studio Village Roadshow Pictures , Kennedy Miller Mitchell Distributor Warner Bros.
It Makes Sense That Max Only Has a Short Cameo in ‘Furiosa' Close Surprisingly, the character of Max Rockatansky has a sort of "replacement" in Furiosa with Praetorian Jack. He is also dressed in black leather and a great driver, successfully piloting Immortan Joe's War Rig around the Fury Road many times and teaching Furiosa how to do it, since the Wasteland is a dangerous place, no matter what alliances you have.
Related Does ‘Furiosa’ Have an End-Credits Scene? Should you stay until the end of George Miller's latest film in the Mad Max saga? As much as we all love Max and his madness, Furiosa really wasn't his time to shine. The movie is a prequel about another character in his stories. If he featured in more than just his brief cameo, what is a prequel to his movie would end up feeling like it was trying to recreate the glory of Fury Road.